- Date
- February 12, 1967
- Place
- Elko, NV · ELKO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8454ABeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119147
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0162 67/2/12 ELKO,NEV BEECH A35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 64, 2372 TIME - 0800 N8454A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 399 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELKO MUNI. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT NO RECENT TIME IN TYPE.INADVERTENTLY SELECTED WRONG TANK.T TYPE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8454A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Elko Muni.